Early the next morning, Shuying saw that Xingxiang was already chopping wood in the corner, her movements were rusty, but she worked very hard.

She explained to An Yue and Liluo: "You have to take good care of her today, don't let her out of the hospital." I took a walk to the front yard and came back soon. ”

Shuying took the written letter, and went around from behind to avoid the idle people, and saw Lu Qi in the study.

This study is located in the middle of nowhere, and it is also inaccessible. Most of the Lu clan are good at businessmen, and there are very few people who can calm down and enjoy the ancient books here, so Hou Ye gave the key to Lu Qi and asked him to come and see it from time to time. There was a huge copper incense burner in the house, and there was a thick sandalwood burning in it, and it was a little choking when I smelled it.

Lu Qi wore a net towel and sat at the table, holding a light of celadon with mint herbal tea. He mocked mercilessly: "Why has the girl changed her mind now and is willing to 'be in the company of thieves'? I know that the little maid in your yard was bitten by a snake a few days ago, and you can't even protect her well, and your way is too shallow, and you call yourself a 'thief', which is dragging down the reputation of the thief. ”

She admitted: "It was really my excitement that day that I said a lot of ugly things...... However, when I saw that Mr. Suiyun seemed to be trying to tell me something, I knew that you would not harm me. With that, she choked on the smoke of the stove, coughed violently, and stepped back to the screen, closer to the door.

"Who will harm you if you have no grievances?" Lu Qi slowly raised his eyes to look at her, still expressionless.

Shu Ying coughed red-faced: "Mr. also saw what happened yesterday, Nie insulted me in public, there must be someone behind her." If it drags on like this, when will the son of the world be able to see it? Mr. is a talented and knowledgeable person, yesterday's grace, I will repay it in this life! ”

"I see. In fact, the deceased is gone, these things should not be as you guessed, you have found the wrong direction from the beginning, you can't find out no matter what, and I'm afraid you will be disappointed when the time comes. In addition, I have not helped you, and I have nothing to tell you, but you are too careful. You are so loyal, you have gone too far, and people are suspicious. ”

Seeing that Lu Qi still didn't trust him, Shuying directly told him about his life experience.

Father Xie Sheng once granted the right to the imperial history, when he was in his prime, the court strictly rectified the rebel ministers, he did not hesitate, helped the first emperor to get rid of the traitors in the court, and also redressed the grievances of Shentu Mingyuan. Her mother, Tang, was pregnant with Liujia at the time, and because she was worried about her father's safety, she also went to the capital from Lanling. The child was born on the eleventh day of the winter month, and the fortune teller said that the child's life was thin; Xie Sheng didn't believe it, saying that he was upright, and his children and grandchildren would be blessed by God.

This child is Xie Shuying.

"Six years ago, someone falsified the evidence that he had been corrupted by money in Shaanxi Province and wrote anti-poems, and according to the law, he was sentenced to beheading......

"My father is now exiled in the land of Sichuan and Shu, and my younger brother is entrusted to his relatives in the capital to raise him. A few months ago, he said in a letter that the person who framed him in the first place may have something to do with Huaiyonghou.

"It's a pity that I can't study and enter the government like a man, and I want to avenge my family, so I have to fight to the death with this method and fight for my life! If it weren't for that, I would never want to wade into the troubled waters of the Huaiyong Mansion! ”

She spoke with indignation, and her eyes were moist when she spoke.

"It's shallow and deep." Lu Qi was extremely cautious, her face was gloomy, and she obviously didn't want to listen to her talk about these old things.

"Mr. Suiyun, have we met before?"

He put down the book in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and stared into Shuying's eyes, "Never." ”

The fourth time they looked at each other, he was still warning. is different from before, there is less saber-rattling hostility, and more sympathy for her ups and downs.

"It's strange, I feel familiar with my husband at first sight." She stroked her heart and sighed softly. When she said this, she actually felt a sense of relief.

"It is not surprising that there are so many like-looking people in the world...... Without further ado, if you want to find out the truth about your brother's death, you can do it alone. However, since the girl has a heart, I can help you. It's just that I have a few conditions, if you don't agree, don't risk yourself. ”

"Sir, please."

"First, God knows that you know and I know this matter, and no third person must know about it; secondly, that the girl asked me to help me in the investigation, that everything should be done according to my plan, and that I must not act on my own. Third, if something happens to the girl, you will bear the risk and I must not be implicated. ”

She hesitated, suspecting that this person was a moral defect, and that she could be provoked by him every time. He must have deliberately acted against himself, right?

"What a plan, sir! Not only can you instruct others, but also end up with a good reputation no matter what. You might as well be when I haven't been here today! Leave. ”

She was already coughing uncomfortably, and she just wanted to be able to retreat quickly. Now I felt more and more depressed, and when I went out, I glared at the little guy guarding the door, as if I was angry.

The sturdy little guy didn't dare to glare back, and hurriedly lowered his head.

Lu Qi flipped through the book in front of him unhurriedly, raised his voice and said, "Give you two days to think about it, think about it, it's not too late to come to me again." ”

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Shuying returned to the courtyard, brought Xingxiang to her, and tried to knock on her side, trying to ask about the content of the later letters, but Xingxiang was only ordered to steal it, and did not know the details of the letter.

She supported her cheek with one hand and leaned on the soft couch, "I heard that on the morning of the seventh day of the eighth month, the eldest sister asked you to pick some golden osmanthus and prepare to pickle osmanthus sugar. ”

Xingxiang replied obediently: "Back to the girl's words, the osmanthus sugar has been pickled, and in the next few days, I have been staring at the sugar jar in the yard of the second grandmother, almost not leaving an inch!" ”

However, on the sixth day of the first month of August, the golden osmanthus of the Hou Mansion first opened, and it unfortunately rained heavily that day, and the osmanthus flowers of the next day could not be picked at all, Xie Yuyuan had been in charge of the affairs of the Hou Mansion for a long time, and it was impossible not to even know this, it was obvious that Xingxiang was lying.

Shuying yawned lazily and continued, "Oh, yes! Then I'm afraid you don't know about this - when An Yue went to the concierge two days ago, the guy named Xiaoshun said that the letter you asked him to ghostwrite on the morning of the eighth day of the eighth month of August could not be found, because he accidentally turned the letter on the ground. He knows that you miss your loved ones and asks you to go again! ”

If he was really an undeceived person, Xingxiang was in a hurry, so she immediately messed up and cried aggrievedly: "How can this be! This is a letter of peace written by the slave maid to the parents at home, I asked them to burn more paper money for my little aunt for me, it was written after those letters were overturned on the seventh day of the eighth month, and it is impossible to lose it! ”

Shuying found the mistake and omission, pressed step by step, and looked at Xingxiang's eyes gradually sharpened, "Since you said that you went to pick osmanthus and pickle osmanthus candy on the morning of the seventh day of the eighth month, and you have never been to the concierge in the next few days, how can you let Xiaoshun write a letter for you, and how can you know that the letter was overturned on the morning of the seventh day of the eighth month?"

"The preface doesn't match the afterword, this is a ghost in the heart! If you tell me what is being hidden from me, and if it is true and satisfactory to me, I will spare you this time. ”

An Yue watched the master teach the bad guys a lesson, her heart was refreshed, and she also gritted her teeth and threatened Xingxiang: "It's this cheap hoof, so that I was bitten by a snake before I could catch the stolen goods!" The girl didn't have to grind with her, so I took off her shoes and socks and pulled them into the back woods to feed the snakes, so that she could also taste the bitterness! With that, he went up and held down Xingxiang.

As soon as Xingxiang heard that she was going to be bitten by snakes and insects, she was terrified, struggled hard, and had to spit out the truth: "Shadow girl spare her life!" It was the fourth grandmother who instructed me to do this! It's four grandmothers...... But for some reason, when the second grandmother found out about this, she beat me up and used my parents as a threat, ordering me to take refuge in the shadow girl and wait for the dispatch from the second room, but they haven't found a chance to do it yet......"

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day! An Yue, don't hurt her first, tie her up and put her in the firewood room, and then loosen the tie tomorrow morning, let her go back to the second room, and meet my big sister, and only tell her that 'Shadow Girl is unwell today and needs bed rest', and don't mention anything else! ”

It was the first time for Shuying to make such a decision in the Huaiyong Marquis Mansion, and he was in an extremely happy mood. Tomorrow she will have the first victory in this fight.

"Girl, spare me! I was persecuted by them! ”

"Don't worry, you helped me complete this errand, I naturally have a way for you to go home and reunite with your parents, and comfort your aunt's spirit in heaven together."